For All My Lost Friends.

Sapper, you were so lucky that you had just left the area minutes before. And to think that only this year I found out my Dad was also a Sapper with the RE, but his time was after the war had ended.
Wendy

 

I wonder if my great uncle was one of those men who died whilst clearing the mines?

Louise

 

Sapper, thank you so much for allowing me to have your poem "Les Fleurs de Normandie" read at our Church Remembrance Service on Sunday. It was beautiful and very moving as the vicar read it out, and he gave credit to you as the author. There were many comments afterwards about how lovely and apt the poem was for that day. You are now world famous in our little part of the world!

Thank you
WG

 

</SPAN>68 Years ago, about this time. We laid 4000 mines out in front the East York's infantry.

It would be wonderful to post the casualty lists so that their names are seen again after a life time since they gave their all for our freedom
The casualties.
The casualties that are included here is not the complete picture, there are other casualties not recorded, this list, is one that "appears" to have been compiled outside of official records. There is one oddity that occurs in this list, that is the very high numbers of those wounded against the number killed, it is in the nature of the Royal Engineers role in wartime that causes this huge imbalance. Some wounded casualty rates are as high as 700% or one dead for every seven wounded!
To illustrate this phenomena I have enclosed the casualty list for a small compact unit-the platoon. Then, I have listed some of the casualties for Third Divisional Engineers.
Roll of Honour, 3 Platoon only! 253 Field Co R.E
Drvr E.A.Bingham Killed in Action 9th of June1944
Spr W.F.Farrell Killed in Action 9th of June 1944
Lieut G.J.Beddie Died of Wounds 11th of June 1944
Spr G.F.Gafney Killed in Action 1st of July 1944
Spr J.M.Waby Killed in Action 20th of July 1944
Spr J Farnell Died of Wounds 20th of July 1944
Spr G Dobson Died of Wounds 8th of August 1944
Roll of Honour of those Wounded. 253 Fld Co only! R.E
Spr G Tickle 9th of June 1944
Spr P Webb 9th of June 1944
Spr G.B. Morris 9th of June 1944
Spr G.W.Major 9th of June 1944
Cpl E.M.Dorkes 1st of July 1944
L/Cpl J.H.Edge 1st of July 1944
Spr J Rigby 1st of July 1944
Spr F Mc Dowall 1st of July 1944
Spr W Cassidy 1st of July 1944
Spr F Hillier 1st of July 1944
Spr P Wragg 1st of July 1944
Spr F Sanderson 3rd of July 1944
Spr R Stewart 3rd of July 1944
Spr J.W. Lewis 3rd of July 1944
L/Cpl F.T. James 3rd of July 1944
Sgt F Molyneux 5th of July 1944
Spr M Blacklaw 5th of July 1944
L/Sgt A Whammond 19th of July 1944
Spr R.C.George 7th of August 1944
Spr R Heritage 19th of September 1944
Spr H J Norris 19th of September 1944
Cpl A J Kemsley 20th of October 1944
Spr J Lawrenson 20th of October 1944
Spr W Thomas 20th of October 1944
Lieut C.M.Strachan 20th of October 1944
Spr J Harding 23rd of November 1944
L/Sgt H.L.Cleaver 23 November 1944
Spr R Brooks 30th of November 1944
Spr A.R.Crooks 6th of December 1944
Spr W.E.Dilks 6th of December 1944
Cpl W.E.Brown 27th of February 1945
Spr R Clarke 27th of February 1945
L/Cpl Atkinson 1st of march 1945
Roll of Honour Corps of Royal Engineers. Third British Infantry Division.
Watson C.W. Captain Hermanville war cem
Johnson R.H L/Sgt Ranville cem
Herkes J Dvr Hermanville war cem
Rimes F.A L/Cpl Ditto
Brown R.H Sgt La Deliverande war cem
Doody A.Cpl Ditto
Horseley G.A Spr Hermanville war cem
Neads L.G L/Cpl La Deliverande war cem
Christian A.E.V M.I.A.
Hargreaves Spr La Deliverande war cem
Baker G.E Spr St Charles de Percy war cem
Burrage W.G.Sgt Bayeux war cem
Cooper O Spr Ditto
Harrison L .Spr Overloon war cem
Barnes V.J. Spr Mierlo war cem
Bickerton G.Spr Ditto
Ankin S. Spr Overloon war cem
Dapkus K Spr Ditto
Davies G.C Spr Mierlo war cem
Newland S. Spr Ditto
Sharp. J.H. Spr Ditto
Malster F Spr Ditto
Plaistowe G Spr Venraij war cem
Spark E. W. Leiut Aalten Gen cem (Berkenhove)
Sutton C.J. Spr Ditto.
Craven F.H.D. Lieut Hermanville war cem
Stout W Sgt Hermanville war cem
Bingham E.A.Dvr Ditto
O'Brien J.J. Spr La Deliverande war cem
Gafney G.F.T Spr Cambes en Plaine war cem
Waby J.H Spr M.I.A.
Read J.F Spr Hermanville war cem
Hussey A Spr La Deliverande war cem
Paris R.M. Sgt La Deliverande war cem
Armstrong F Spr Cambes en Plaine war cem
Connelly J Spr Ditto
Kerr P Spr Ditto
Farnell J.Spr Hermanville war cem
Faulks A.T. L./Cpl St Charles de Percy war cem
Fishwick A Spr Bayeux war cem
Hamilton J Spr St Charles de Percy war cem
Smaje F Dvr Ditto
Wilcockk W L/Cpl Ditto
Dobson G Spr Bayeux war cem
Leonard B L/Cpl UK 7686 Old Monkland cem Coatbridge Lanarkshire Scotland.
Edgeley F.Spr Overloon war cem
Broughton C.E L/Cpl Mierlo war cem
Rusell J Spr Overloon war cem
Owen R.E Spr Kleve war cem
Dixon E.L. Becklingen war cem
Allmark S Spr Kleve war cem
Tilley L Dvr Bayeux war cem 15Fld park co R.E.
Meaken H.O Dvr Brussels town cem 2 bridge platoon .R.E.
Biltcliffe D.L/Spr Hermanville war cem
Cox L.W.Spr Ditto
Gallagher T.E L/Cpl M.I.A.
Jenkinson G.H.Spr UK 6631 Walsal Bloxwich cem
Litchfield W. Spr Hermanville war cem
Wood E Spr Ditto
Dodd G.W.Spr Ditto
Mills W Dvr Ranville war cem
Eldesr A Spr la Deliverande war cem
Washington J.C. L/Cpl Hermanville war cem
Smith T. Spr Banneville la Campagne war cem
Davies J.H.Spr Mierlo war cem
Mathers W.M. Spr Maarheeze war cem (Old mate)
Barnard J.K Lieut Overloon war cem
Rees E.H. Sgt Ditto
Watts T.J. Sgt Ditto
Gallagher P. Sgt Brussels town cem
Steele R. Spr Kleeve war cem
Webster S Spr Ditto
Campbell R. Spr Ditto
Hamill P. Spr Ditto
Hepple T Spr Rheinberg war cem
Kyle H. L/Cpl Ditto
Little T.H.Spr Ditto
This list does not contain the names of those wounded.
There are more casualties than those shown here for this company. 246 Field Company R. E. Unfortunately I have not been able to find them all. The list published here, was supplied by the War museum at Overloon, in Holland of all places!
They grow not old as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them nor the years condem....

 

War is a waste of live of good men! So many losses.....